La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 10, 1912, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmm GRANDE UNION COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1912 NUMBER 63 VOLUME NO. 16 niniinni n nnnn kdc ir bniNUUiv tluuuo nnc FEARED BY NORTHWEST RAILROAD TRAFFIC RESUONG NORMAL CON DITIONS WITH ARRIVAL OF FINAL DETACH MENT OF TRAINS EXTREMELY COLD IN THE MIDDLEWEST ONCE MORE WEATHER HERE. ' EASTERN STORMS RAGE AGAIN. 3 - t ? Minneapolis, Jan. 10 Twenty- & $ one below zero and a thirty mile ? $ gale blowing is the storm report here today. Simllnr roports coiiui 4 from northern and western Wis- ?" consln and (Minnesota points. 4,$s,,s3's, Imimnent danger of chinooks has filled city, county and railroad officials throughout the northwest with con cern according to press dispatches to day, ?.nd that there Is some danger of a ciiinook and consequent flood is ev idenced In La Grande where the weath er has been far above the freezing point since yesterday afternoon. Flur ries of snow this afternoon alleviated tie fear of a chinook slightly. The enormous quantity of Bnow, it sud denly melted now, would be prone to create havoc everywhere. Restoration of O.-W. cverland traf-; fi c After days or co'-so""" uu .cme in enla!ili-h-: liict tonight at C ('dock or there bo jm whan the last c( the stalled traf i . both directions, v r have passed La Grande. By' fiiMiuoua work the iiunr noncd pas sengei trains ca;u of La Grundo were Derated shtvtlv before nil!n!sht nd ii!. tive power has been kept lu stiff o't-mand today to cWr away the l'tvc over. Due to t- slide l M::ch.U near tc.nneville yea-ec.liy evening Nr 10, the morning '.la'.l from Portland and Nn. 6, the morning passenger train, were held up m iy hours being sched uled to reach La Gi .i J' '-his a-.orn.-ion sometime abje ; eig'it hours 'ate No. 3 followed by four sections of No. 17 commenced to roll into La Grande at 1 o'clock and the last section is due at C. Once these seven trains have pas sed La Grande, trains held up by th3 storm will bave been gotten by this point and so far as known now, reg ular schedules will be resumed to night. ' The tleup has been one of the mos. severe in many years. SCRAPER ON" STREETS. Sheet Department Working Surplus Suow Into Center of Street With, the use of a street scraper grader Street Superintendent Mcllur ray is working surplus snow piled ov er' the gutters in the business district into the center of the street and Is preparing for floods should such be come a fact. Gutters are entirely ob literated and at present there would be no manner of escape for melted CARSEGIE TESTIFIES. Tells How He Made His Start Bnild ing Iron Bridges tn 'CI. Washington, Jan. 10. Surcmoued by subpoena after he had refused to vol untarily testify, Andrew Carnegie ap peared before the Stanley committee' of the steel probers. Chipper and smiling, Carnegie took the stand carrying voluminous docu ments. He told how he had started the Iron business in 1861 and borrow ed Jl.500,000 from the THrd National bank and started building iron bridges. "That was my start." he said. Corbett Shows Anger. Chicago, Jan. 10. J. J. Corbett, '.D Boston, and S. S. Frazee, tire theatri cal magnate, tn hot statements pub lished today, denied Jack Johnson's charges that they tried to Induce him to lay down in any fight. Corbett promises a damage suit. MELTING snow, and would necessarily creati considerable havoc. " Residents are giving considerable at tontlon to sidewalk cleaning and with in a day or two the tement should again show itself in many places STILL' BLAMES RENEFX. l.nr liner Culled Before Investigating Coiiimlttt'o at Washington. Washington, Jan 10. Renewei' A cI. ii.tlon that he became a benatorial '..muidate at the urgent request of Gn-.crnor Deneen of Illinois wha do nies It was made here :oday by. Sen att.r Lorlmer when he resumed the fctnml before the senate linestlgiitlng committee. ' FOLKS IT LAKE M,ES y & ,niolvu 0F BALXiJI0KE SEEKS OREGON'S ElESORT. Jay Dobbins of Wullowu and Judge Burke of Baker Are There. Among the prominent people who are now at Hot Lake Is Mrs. W. S. Troupe, president of the oldest of New England's Women's clubs. She is a Baltimore lady and comes to the Lake after spending two months at the famous Michigan watering place, lit. Clemens. She is delighted with what she has seen of Oregon and an nounces she will probably remain at Hot Lake for a couple of months. Jay Dobbins, a prominent wool grower of Wallowa county and who has lately been mentioned as a con gressional possibility, is at the Lake for a few days. Judge Thos. C. Burke, who had started from Baker to Por' land to attend the Jackson banquet, is also at the Lake on account of belate." trains. H. Hewlltt, of Wales, who has bee'i touring America, arrived at the Lake yesterday. He was surprised to find such a resort in Oregon and at once decided to spend three months there. "I have traveled over most of the world," said Itr. Hewlitt, "I have been at all of the important watering places and believe me when I say this Institution is up to any of them. Not so large, you know, but for service end water this is A No. 1. I am so I leased with the Lake that I am going to stay at least three months. This whole Oregon country looks to me. Something grand about it." FRIANKLIN FOOLS HUMOR Hcprrted He Mould 1'lcad Gnilty hut Changes Mind at Last Moment, Los Angeles, Jan. 10 Following the withdrawal of former Governor Gngo as counsel for Franklin, charg "(I with bribing a juror n tu Mc Vaiuara case. It was revolted that Franklin would pljad guilty, but lie (lii.'n't. Gage would not dibcnss the mailer other than io say" the fee was too small. FrankUn plead not Biillty thii afternoon. LOXG SEARCH FRUITLESS. Westminster Bank Robber Cannot Be Located by Vlnkertons. San Francisco. Jan, 10. Search be ing made in California by t!;? Pinker tons for Albert Anderson, wanted for elleged complicity in the robbery of a bank at New Westmlnstoi is yet un productive, according ti reports to Plnkerton's headqiii-rtera here. The officials will not t ilk except to say the man Is not yet arrested. PROMINtNT WILLIAM C. ADAMS0N. New Representative In Congress From Fourth Georgia District. (9 Photo by American Prose Association RAILROAD PURCHASE RUMORED i -'-'". :. A ... '..:? i ! estimate of the monetary loss, but -l Denied at Portland That Eugene to1 8 estimated between five and 20 mil to Coos Hay Line Sold. , iions; Three hundred and fifty la Portland, Jan. 10. President Bing ham of the Pacific-Great Western, building from Eugene to Coos Bay, de nied today that the Southern Pacific had bought it. "The report 13 false,' he said. Some color Is lent the rumor how ever, by the announcement that two surveying crews are lecalled. England Shows Aiixietj. London, Jan. 10. It is believed that Fnt'and is communicating with Jejuni to tee if Russia's al.egcd nlnn rosar'd 'iiir,' China will be allowed to go through. One of Four lo Die. Piicramento, Jan: 10. Only oni of '.be four men sentenced to hang Fri day at San Quentin, will die. The unfortunate is Ma-'k Wllkins, a con will be reprieved or given 'iiie.' TELEGRAMS BEAR WELCOME Fred B. Currey of Hot Lake, who Is in charge of the publicity work for the proposed Southern Oregon trip, re ceived messages last night from the governor of Oregon extending a cor dial welcome to the business men of La Grande. He also received a mes sage from the Salem commercial club offering the keys to that city the mo ment the La Grande delegation reach ed the capital. ' Other welcomes have been received by mall and all of the towns along the route have been heard from, each expressing pleasure at being included in the stops made by the La Grande people. "I had not been certain of going until today" said a prominent business man of La Grande, "but now 1 would not miss the trip for anything. I can see the benefit every individual will derive from the excursion and also can see how much good it will do Ls Grande as a community. We must visit the cities that are doing things and learn from them first hand how they proceed and what expense thev are under. We must get better ac quainted with our state, see the state institution and learn the cause of high taxes, To do these things it is neces sary to go personally and visit with men in charge. I look upon the Sou thern Oregon trip as one of the very best things ever planned for La Grande." Tomorrow Is the last day to make final arrangements for this trip and everyone who Is going should report lo Mr. Collier by tomorrow afternoon so that proper word can be handed to iiie railroad company. Ft has been decided best to leave La (iiando on train No. 5 Sunday morn-1 lug, The car will be placed In the vnrds Saturday evenlne nnd when bed time arrives all of the party can re - tire and when No. 5 comes through iv Rnndnv mornlne it will hook onto the La Grande sleeper. The heavy Btorm halted arrange- I 111 MENAGE MAY CRUSH IN WALLS OF AMERICAN BANK STRUCTURE RESCUE WOUiK FROtiRESSIXG WITH LITTLE RESULTS .Number of Bead Still Uuiuscertaluable as Ice and Debris Cover Bodies I'ollce Drlvo Touant Out of Adjoin ing Building to Avoid Further Loss ' of Life From Fire. New York, Jan. 10. Recognlzirg that there is serious danger .of the burned walls of the Equitable build ing collapsing and crushing the big American Bank building nearby, tl'.i police this afternoon ordered all ten- a'nts out of that structure. Huge crowds numbering close to a million pre watching, anticipating a sudden cavein of the charred walls. It is estimated that seven are dead, and possibly more as several of the j building's employes are missing. It : Is Impossible to secure any adequat" borers are working, clearing the de- bris.' President Glblin of the Mercan tile Safe Deposit Vault company, is Improving. ' A teen fire engines are pouring waten Into the ice coated ruins of the Equitable building preparatory to a search for bodies burned yesterday. Wall Street's activities are seriously hampered by the absence of approxi mately two billion dollars' worth of recurities, locked in the vaults. Al though it is believed the vault cor. :f nts.-.haye not suffered, there is a c,li.niA.-of spontaneous combustion burning many. Likely seven days will elapse before the bodies are recover ed. The securities lock in the vault.? are: Kuhn, Loeb & Co., $100,000,000 William Reld & Co., Thomas Ryan an-i ,-he Gould estate, each $100,000,000; (Continued on Pag 'Bight.) nienlr to a certain extent and ninny were inclined to waver for an Instant on going, but the warm weather now lias caused all such fears to disappear and there will likely be comparatively few who will not go. For convenience we reprint the schedule: ' Leave La Grande Sunday, January 11 1:05 a. m. Arrive Portland Sunday, January 11, S:00 p. m. Leave Portland llon djy, January 15, 8:30 a. m. Arrive Salem (Monday, January .15, 10:59 a. in. Leave Salem Monday, Jan nary 15, D:5G p. m. Arrive Albany iMonday, January 1.1, 10:57 p. m. Leave Albany Tuesday, January 16, 8:00 a. in. Arrive Corvullls Tuesday, January 8:40 a. m. Leave Corvallis Tues day, January 10, 11:30 a. m. Arrive Albany Tuesday January 16, 2:10 p. m. Leave Albany, Tuesday January 16, 12:25 p. m. Arrive Eugene Tuesday, January lfi. 2:00 p. in. Leave Eugene Wednesday, January 17, 12:32 n. in. Arrive Medford Wednesday, Janu ary 17, 30:35 a. m. Leave Medfnr Wednesday, January 17, ,":20 p. m. Arrive Ashland Wednesday, Janu ary 17, 11:36 a. m. Leave Ashlanl Wednesday, a.lnuary 17, 5:20 p. m. Arrive Medford Wednesday, Janu ary 17, 5:49 p. m. Leave Medford, Thursday, January 18, 8:04 a. m. Arrive Grants Pass Tliurslay, Janu ary 18, 9:10 a. m. Leave Grants Pass Thursday, January 18, 2:04 p. m. Arrive Medford Thursday, January IS. 3:32 n. m. Leave Medford Friday, January 19, S:04 a. m Arrive Roneburg Friday January 19. 1:25 p. m. Lenve Roseburg Friday January 19. 11:40 P- m. ' Arrive Portland Saturday, January . 20th, 7:40 a. m. Leave Portland Sat urday. January 20, 8:00 p in. Arrive La Grande Sunday, January 21, 9:40 a. m. PRINCE CHUN. Chinese Emperor's Father, Who Has Abdioated the Regency. E. REYNOLDS' A3IE ADDED TO LA GRANDE NATIONAL. Lu Grande National and U. S. National . Select Officers. Re-election of all officers in both banking Institutions in La Grande was effected yesterday afternoon at the annual meetings of stockholders in the two banks here. Routine matters coming before the annual meetings, including the election of officers were the principal matters transacted In both. The only new face to enter ac tive banking circles as a result of the elections is that of J. E. Reynolds who Is added to the board of direc tors of the La Grande National. The United States National re-elected the entire board and officers as follows: N. K. West, president; Wm. Miller, vice president; T. J. Scroggln, cash ier; H. E. Coolldge, assistant cashier. Board of Directors N, K. West, Wm Miller, T. J. Scroggln, H. E. Coolldge, A. T. Hill, C. T. Bacon, J. F. Conley, J. L. Cavinoss, Judge J. C. Henry. The La Grande National re-elected the same officers, namely: , Fred J. Holmes, president, W. J. Church, vice president, F. L. Meyers, cashier, Earl Zundell, assistant cashier, and the di rectors are Mr. Holmes, (Mr. Church, Mr. Meyers, Walter St. Pierce, C. C. Penington, Goo. L. Cleaver and J. K. Reynolds. STARVATION SEVERE. Thousands Have Been Dying While RiiNsIa Keeps Quiet. London, Jan. 10. Hundreds of thousands of peasants have perished from starvation am! a million poor are in C're digress, many Hv:i:; on weeds. Scurvy and tyunoid is prevalent, in the Eastern Russian provinces. The horrible conditions were made known by a United Press correspondent who has just returned from a trip through lhie. Hii'ssla is using her censorsMp to hide the conditions. Crop failures a e tli f cause. Tne crops failed entirely in eight pi evinces and partially in 12. En- tiro lllages are feeding on tanbark weeds In some sections, and the poor many times follow priests through th 'Meets crying for sacraments to the dying oti account of starving condi lions. The Imperial government Ih trying to alleviate suffering which is beyond Its power, but little aid roach es the needy, owing to official graft ing. Added to the horror is winter. A number of villages have been storm ed bv the starving nnd rnnsncked. I' " BANKS SELECT OLD OFFICERS L SOCIAL. DEM CONCEDED C ELECTT wkichany BESET V 5 19 OR20DIS J r PARTIES Socialists Gaiii' W.i'J General Be !lef Is That Election Friday Will Sent Big Majority of SoclallstH In Reichstag Taxation One of Chief ' Issues of Campaign. Berlin, Jan. 10. A substantial vie- tory for the social-democrats la gen erally predicted and expected In' the general elections of a new dorman lelchstng which take place Friday It Is conceded by even 'the government " i...oci viuive organs, that the social-democrats will . have a much larger representation in the next relch stng. There Is considerable difference of opinion as to Just, how great the' gains will be. The figures vary from ' 70 to 120 menvbers, and strange to say, the socialists themselves are the most conservative in their estimates, the so lution to this being that somo of tho newspaper of the opposing parties are predicting a tremendous victory for the socialists for the sole purpose of whipping up their respective parties to greater efforts by picturing the dan ger of such a large socialist represen tation in the relchstag. The socialists had 52 in the last relchstag and have elected seven mem bers since. Conservatives estimates are that they will elect a representa tion of from 80 to 90 members. Germany is a "house divided against itself" so far as politics Is concerned. There are about 18 parties, ten of ,ivhich are represented In the reldh stag, which has a membership of 397. A combination of the Roman Catholic "Center" (so named because of Its po sition in the relcliBtag) with its 105 members, and Agrarians or conserva tive party, which Is the "government"' party, numbering 60, has always .been able to control legislative matters. PARTY STRONG f J SI f 3 ATS C NG A x ma cuiuuiiiaiiou nas neeu tne gov ernment's faithful ally. There has been some "re-grouping , , in the present campaign , and four main party .divisions have developed. The three moderate radical parties the Free Thinking People's party, the Free Thinking Union, and the Com-, mon People's party have consolidated on the name of the People's Progres sive party. Another division Includes the Agrarians, Conservative and Antl- semite groups; tne National L,iuerais and the socialists. Among tne principal questions ai is sue are: overtaxation, nign cobc ot Itt-tnrr r,iU,vA rP tho trrwnrn mpnf tn . provide an electoral reform and un-. popular foreign policies. In the last . analysis the Issues simmer down to ' democracy and liberalism versus reac tion. The government is very much on the defensive in the present campaign ow lug to the failure to carry out prom-- , Ised reforms and also because of the unpopular Morocco negotiations last summer. The campaign of the conservative groups has been a negative one. In stead of Btandlng on a definite plat-- " form of their own, they are painting tho evIU that will befall the nation and predicting the collapse of tho1 great German Industries, If too many" socialists are returned. Under the German electoral system if no candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast, a supplementary election called a "stichwahl" must be held In which the two highest candi dates are then voted for. The leading parties had the follow ing representation in the last relch stag: "Center" (Roman Catholics) . . .105 f Conservatives (Agrarians) , . . . 60 Social Democrats ' National Liberals ..' W 'Radical People's Party 25 Imperial Conservatives 25 Poles 19 Economic Unionists 17 People's Radical Union ....... 15 ,